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Proverbs 22:7

"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender."

Debt creates a power imbalance that can limit freedom and increase stress. Scripture treats borrowing with sober realism. When times are hard, this verse warns against solutions that deepen bondage and encourages living within means as an expression of trusting God's provision rather than credit.

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